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. 2010 Mar 5;20(2):136–142. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20090103

Table 5. Associations of meteorological factors with cerebral infarction in women.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3



  OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Rainfall (per 1000 mm) 1.59 (1.15–2.20) 1.40 (1.07–1.83) 1.25 (0.95–1.66)
Temperature (°C) 0.82 (0.71–0.94) 0.86 (0.76–0.96) 0.79 (0.62–1.00)
Temperature gradient (°C) 1.09 (0.73–1.61) 1.01 (0.73–1.38) 0.94 (0.69–1.27)
Cold days (per 10 days) 2.39 (1.30–4.39) 1.93 (1.18–3.17) 3.00 (1.00–8.98)
Sunlight duration (per 1000 h) 0.27 (0.10–0.75) 0.36 (0.15–0.84) 3.35 (0.40–27.79)

Model 1: adjusted for age.

Model 2: adjusted for age, current smoking, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and total cholesterol.

Model 3: adjusted for age, current smoking, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, total cholesterol, and meteorological variables.

Values in bold are statistically significant.